New unlimited release: Durán Vázquez’s “Home, Sweet Home”

Crónica is very proud to present a new release of Durán Vázquez, available as a free download in the Unlimited Release series. All the pieces in “Home, Sweet Home” use soundscapes as compositional resources that are able to testify a social, historical and geographical context, to which is implicit an emotional and aesthetic component. With …

Stephan Mathieu, Tina Frank and Jörg Scheller at Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

Tomorrow, at Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Tina Frank, Jörg Scheller and Stephan Mathieu will host a guided tour to the collection of classic colorfield works, followed by a discussion and a virginals recital by Stephan Mathieu. Starts at 7PM.

New Crónicaster: “Safe (Long Stereo Version)” by Pedro Tudela

“Safe (Long Stereo Version)” is a reedited and remixed stereo version of the soundtrack for Pedro Tudela’s installation “Safe”, exhibited in the vault of the rectory of the University of Porto from May to July 2009. Download here or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.

Pont Sonore Belju / Belju sound bridge

During summer 2009, sound artists Gilles Aubry, Stéphane Montavon and Carl Y are constructing an archive of environmental sounds around the Swiss-French border, precisely on the Canton Jura (CH) and Territoire de Belfort (F). Their work documents the sonic landscapes of natural, urban and industrial sites of this transnational area, in particular those of transit …

“Lovely Banalities” reviewed by Orkus

Es kann auch mal zu viel Gezirpe sein. Wie viel tatsächlich zu viel ist, verdeutlicht in dem Fall Lovely Banalities von Gintas K. Auf einer nebensächlichen Ebene durchaus als Hintergrundmusik für ein psychologisches Science Fiction-Filmexperiment geeignet, verlangen die 14 Tracks dem Hörer eindeutig zu viel Konzentration und Geduld ab, um tatsächlich als genießbares Etwas konsumiert …

“See This Sound” exhibition at Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz

Construction 76, a video by Lia with sound from @c, will be part of the See This Sound exhibition, opening tomorrow at the Lentos Kunstmuseum in Linz, Austria. See This Sound runs until January 10 and was curated by Cosima Rainer, with artistic and academic supervision of Stella Rollig and Dieter Daniels, featuring a long …

“Lovely Banalities” reviewed by Sonic Seducer

Skizzenhafter Musik haftet leider immer ein wenig der Hauch des Halbgaren an, erst Recht auf Albumlänge. Dass dem nicht so sein muss und Musik in kleinen Happen durchaus auch von Vorteil sein kann, beweisen die liebenswerten Banalitäten von Gintas K. 14 kurze elektronisch Stücke, manchmal nicht viel mehr als das schnelle Ausloten eines Sounds, oftmals …